Question

Interest income in personal savings account used only for business.

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February 14, 2022
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I opened a "personal" savings account for my S-Corp. The only money in the savings account belongs to the S-Corp. I opened as a personal account because the interest rate paid was higher than a business savings account. The bank sent me a 1099-INT under my SSN. I can either add the interest income to my personal tax return or to the company's. I would prefer to recognize the income in the business, considering all the money in the account belongs to the business. However I am worried that if I don't recognize it in my personal tax return, the IRS may think I am not reporting the interest. Any suggestions? Thanks.

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Anonymous_

Employee

You can indicate you received the interest income as nominee for your S corporation.

See https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i1099gi#idm140388153069760

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j1diasAuthor

@Anonymous_ Thank you. I will file form 1099 assigning the interest income to the S-Corp.

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Mike9241

is the name on the a/c yours or the S-Corp?

the reason I'm asking is with your name and SSN on the a/c, the IRS might treat any money transferred from the business to the a/c as a distribution. maybe worse, if business revenue is deposited directly into the savings a/c - then an agent might want to treat the revenue as self-employment income rather than S-Corp income. the same is true if you pay business expenses directly from the savings a/c. of course, this would only be an issue if you're audited and the auditor raises issues about the transactions.

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j1diasAuthor

@Mike9241 Thank you.

The savings account has my personal name and SSN. The 1099-INC was issued to me personally. I don't transact from the savings account. It has one deposit from my business checking account. I am now considering moving the money back to my business checking account and closing it. I thought I could use personal accounts for business as long as I didn't mix personal and business funds. I didn't think far ahead that the tax forms would be issued to myself. Not the business. :O(